different between propolis vs apitherapy

English

Etymology

From Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ???????? (própolis, “suburb; propolis”) (apparently because the material was used by bees to extend their hives), from Ancient Greek ???- (pro-, “pro-”) + ????? (pólis, “city”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??.p?.l?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p??.p?.l?s/

Noun

propolis (uncountable)

1. An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.

Synonyms

• bee glue
• sour honey

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ???????? (própolis, “suburb; propolis”), from Ancient Greek ???- (pro-, “pro-”) + ????? (pólis, “city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.p?.lis/

Noun

propolis f (uncountable)

1. propolis

Further reading

• “propolis” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Etymology 1

Cognate with Ancient Greek ???????? (própolis, “bee glue”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?pro.po.lis/, [?p??p?l?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?pro.po.lis/, [?p???p?lis]

Noun

propolis m (genitive propolis); third declension

1. bee-glue, propolis

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Etymology 2

Noun

prop?l?s

1. dative plural of prop?la
2. ablative plural of prop?la

References

• propolis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• propolis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Romanian

Etymology

From French propolis

Noun

propolis n (uncountable)

1. propolis

Declension

English

Etymology

apis (“bee”) + therapy

Noun

apitherapy (uncountable)

1. The medical use of bee products such as honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, and bee venom.

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